Career Opportunity with International Rescue Committee
Clinical Supervisor

  
Country: Bangladesh
Job Title: Clinical Supervisor
Department: Health- PHCC
Contract length: 30th June 2026 (with possibility of extension subject to funding, program needs and performance of incumbent)
Work Location: Kutupalong Registered Camp
Reporting to: Senior Health Manager
Expected Start Date: At Earliest
Remuneration Package: Competitive Base Pay with Fringe Benefits (As per IRC National Pay Scale in Bangladesh)
Program Brief

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.

Since 2017, IRC has supported Rohingya Refugees and Bangladeshi nationalities communities in Cox's Bazar, Khulna, Barisal, and Chittagong with integrated services. The organization also addresses climate change impacts by building resilience and promoting economic recovery, education, and protection.
Purpose

The IRC Clinical Supervisor will be responsible for the management of the IRC’s Primary Health Care Centre (PHCC) activities in the Rohingya Refugee Camp, Cox’s Bazar. Clinical Supervisor will ensure good quality and continuity of primary health care services from the respective facility to clients/communities.

The Clinical Supervisor will assist the Senior Health Manager to oversee the facility and staff’s daily performance to ensure a high level of ethical and professional standards. Clinical Supervisor will take charge of the PHCC team including the provision of high-quality emergency and primary healthcare services to the local catchment populations.

Major Responsibilities

Highlights of Key Responsibilities

Clinical supervision and technical support:

  • Helps to ensure that a medical facility and its staff maintain a high level of ethical and professional standards.
  • Works to improve the delivery of high-quality healthcare service to meet the national and WHO standard.
  • Counsels and trains newly hired clinical staff and supports clinical staff in the effort to serve patients adequately.
  • Conduct job mentoring for clinical work to obtain/ refresh clinical skills to improve the chances of career advancement and to enhance the quality of services offer in facilities.
  • Ensure the availability of essential drugs and medical supplies at the facility as per the approved tracer drug list.
  • Review laboratory reports and advice for additional investigations or referrals as may be required depending on the clinical condition.
  • Together with the Supply Chain, develop a list of drug and medical/logistics supplies for procurement based on the approved essential drug list/Procurement plan.
  • Coordinating with Country Pharmacist to update the Essential Drug list from Global Essential Drug List and prepare waiver form for inclusion if needed.
  • Ensure that national protocols and guidelines are available in all facilities and that clinical staff are adhering to those protocols and guidelines in their day-to-day work.
  • Lead the effort of linking service to the community by effectively learning and promoting health programs for the community.
  • Lead the recruitment, hiring and training of clinical staff.
  • Evaluates the job performance of clinical personnel.
  • Regularly assesses the facility to recommend modifications or changes in processes to ensure services are friendly, available, and acceptable to clients.
  • Ensures that all clinical staff are accurately notating patients’ electronic health records.
  • Strictly follow up the medical and operational supply chain system, stock recording, timely ordering for the supplies and accountability in relation to the warehouse and use of supplies including medicines and medical items.
  • Promote the culture of learning and documentation so that lessons learned, and good practices are documented and shared for institutional memory and learning. Ensure that field experiences are documented and used to advocate on behalf of the communities.
  • Works closely with other IRC programs present in the same location, such as women’s protection and empowerment, child protection, protection rule of laws, and education ensuring integrated program to the extent possible.
  • Promote the quality of IRC's primary healthcare facilities by ensuring quality standards are met, and mechanisms for quality assurance mechanisms checks are in place. Regularly reports on the status of quality for the health facility.

Staff supervision and development:

  • Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and provide oversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions.
  • Direct supervision of Medical Doctors, Lab Supervisor, Community Outreach Officer, Facility Support Senior Officer, and IPC officer of PHCC.
  • Ensure job capacity-building opportunities for staff in technical skills.
  • Build the capacity of medical doctors through coaching and monitoring.

Management and Reporting:

  • Raises Purchase and Payment requests for Health Program and Support team specified by Donors/Grants.
  • Ensure that staff capture data correctly and report accurate data in a timely manner.
  • Contribute to preparing internal and external reports (such as narrative reports from field visits, Donor Report, Weekly report for field office, DHIS data reports) within agreed deadlines using IRC and donor formats, as required.
  • Contribute to the development and maintenance of effective and efficient oversight, support, quality control and reporting systems and processes.
  • Overseeing the collection and timely reporting of program data and indicators for primary healthcare programs in line with IRC’s guidelines and according to internal and donor requirements, ensuring timely collection and entry of program data.
  • In coordination with the Senior Health Manager, activity development and maintain an effective working relationship with key stakeholders, government actors, UN Agencies, International and Local NGOs, and other relevant actors at Sector and the field level.

Other Duties:

  • Consistently and proactively monitor all assessments of the safety and security of field teams, promptly reporting concerns or incidents to supervisor/IRC management and liaising with other external parties as required to maintain/enhance the security environment.
  • Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC Program.
  • Promote and actively participate in initiatives and efforts to build team engagement, inclusion and cohesion in IRC Bangladesh.
  • Foster ongoing learning, honest dialogue and reflection to strengthen safeguarding and to promote IRC values and adherence to IRC policies.
Requirements
  • At least 5 years of clinical experience in primary and emergency healthcare, tropical infections and diseases, Integrated Management of Childhood Illness, Emergency Obstetric Care, Syndromic Management of STIs and clinical care of sexual assault survivors
  • Registered and licensed under Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council
  • Experience in management of health facilities and staff, including previous experience supervising and mentoring other health staff
  • Ability and flexibility to understand the cultural and socio-economic environment and to work well with the local health representatives
  • Skills to provide sensitive and appropriate medical counseling
  • Excellent communication skills, good spoken and writing of concise reports in English
  • Required to be team oriented with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work under pressure in a stressful environment, displaying patience, compassion, and diplomacy
  • Ability to be innovative, flexible, adaptive, and willing to work in potentially stressful and challenging environments
  • Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply for this position.
Specific Educational Qualification
  • Degree of Medicine (MBBS) from a recognized institution
  • Must hold registration under BMDC
Certification
  • N/A

How to Apply: https://theirc.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External_Careers/job/Ukhiya-Bangladesh/Clinical-Supervisor_JR00001724

“Please note that any form of persuasion or undue influence will result in immediate disqualification from the selection process.” 

Application Deadline: January 28, 2026

Standard of Professional Conduct:
IRC and IRC employees are required to abide by the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – Code of Conduct which are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons and several others.